What color is #274A72?

#274A72 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Pretty Twilight Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #274A72?

The RGB value is 39, 74, 114: 39 red, 74 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #274A72?

The complementary color is #724F27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #274A72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#274A72 color

#274A72 rgb(39, 74, 114)

Shades of blue

The hex color #274A72 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.3% red, 29% green and 44.7% blue (39, 74, 114).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 49% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Pretty Twilight Night (#254770), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.1:1).

#274A72 color codes

HEX	`#274A72`
RGB	`rgb(39, 74, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.3%, 29%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 49%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 66%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 35%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.74, 1.1, -26.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.74, 26.8, 272.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.322, 6.543, 16.846)`
Decimal	`2574962`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #274A72, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #274A72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#274A72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #274A72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #274a72; }
.text { color: #274a72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #274a72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(39 74 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #274a72, #2a2772); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Prussian Blue.

Questions

What color is #274A72?: #274A72 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Pretty Twilight Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #274A72?: The RGB value is 39, 74, 114: 39 red, 74 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #274A72?: The complementary color is #724F27, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #274A72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.